Police are citing carbon monoxide poisoning as a possible cause of death for four people, including two children, who were found inside a Marion County home Friday, Feb. 6. The bodies were found Friday night after police were called out to the home on Banyan Track Way for a wellness…
Pushing, hordes of people crushed into a tight space and pandemonium are what can be seen in various clips that have gone viral online of the free Miami Beach concert over the weekend. The event, allegedly featuring artists such as Calvin Harris and John Summit, was hosted by AT&T in…
About 100 people were displaced after a fire broke out at a Miami Beach hostel Monday night, officials say. Firefighters were called out to the South Beach Rooms and Hostel at 236 Ninth St around 5:15 p.m., according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The fire was contained to the…
A warehouse roof collapse near Miami International Airport Tuesday afternoon spurred a search with fire crews and rescue dogs on the property, ready to examine the area, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. As of 4 p.m., everyone inside the warehouse had been accounted for and no injuries were…
Two women have a harrowing tale of how they spent their 2024 Christmas holiday after falling 50 feet into a Citrus County, Florida, golf course quarry. The women, who have not been named, fell into the cavernous quarry on Christmas Day and were found Thursday morning. Both were in stable…
Evan Robinson, a Leesfield & Partners Trial Lawyer, secured a $350,000 settlement for a woman who shattered her hip as a result of a violent fall at a Monroe County tourist attraction. Our client visited the popular tourist attraction while on vacation in the Keys with her husband. As the…
Justin B. Shapiro, a Partner and Trial Lawyer with Leesfield & Partners, secured a $1,824,327 record settlement for a client whose fall left his pelvic bone so shattered doctors said the fragments resembled “bread crumbs.” In an article published in the Daily Business Review, Mr. Shapiro told reporters that within…
Leesfield & Partners attorneys, including Partner, Justin B. Shapiro, and Trial Lawyer, Evan Robinson, recently secured a $300,000 settlement for a client who suffered a traumatic fall at a Florida resort, causing him to shatter his wrist so severely it required painful reconstructive surgery with the implantation of metal hardware. …
Trial Attorney and Partner, Justin B. Shapiro, recently resolved a case involving a woman who fell on an unstable concrete stepping stone, causing her to lose her balance and shatter her ankle in three places. The unstable slab was part of a walkway in a common area of the townhome…
Earlier today, an explosion happened at the Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, FL. The floor of the casino was open to patrons and workers were performing maintenance checks of the casino’s fire suppression systems. The early reports describe that the workers were checking an area of the casino with quite…